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Why America Goes to War

Money drives the US military machine.

Big Oil’s Delay Tactics Are the New Climate Science Denialism

Academic researchers say the fossil fuel industry engages in “discourses of delay” to divert attention away from the crisis.

The $8 Trillion Cost of Failure

The time and money it took to give Kabul to the Taliban could have been used to help struggling Americans.

Kathy Hochul’s Future Ambitions Create an Opening for the Left

To win reelection, New York’s governor will need to reinvent herself as a progressive Democrat. The state’s housing activists can show her how.

The Fierce, Enduring Legacy of America’s Anti–Afghanistan War Protests

These photos from 20 years ago remind us that resistance to the war began even before the war itself.

Heading Into the Fall

Ignoring the pandemic won’t make it disappear.

How the War on Terror Created the “Muslim American”

Before 9/11, Muslims were just another of this country’s many religious groups. After, they became a targeted, racialized minority.

What Do You Think This Is, Earth Prime?

That’s the one where all the problems keep not getting fixed.

The War on Terror Is Still Alive and Well

Joe Biden deserves praise for pulling the troops out of Afghanistan—but 20 years after 9/11, the War on Terror continues.

What Is Owed

William Darity and A. Kirsten Mullen’s case for reparations.

Unvaxxed Quarterback Carson Wentz Wants Your Trust

If the Colts players and fans trusted him before, he has now relinquished the right to any such dispensation.

From Vietnam to Afghanistan—and Back: An Offering

If you only ever imagined us as your enemies, how could we be anything else?

I Wanna Be As Human as Possible…

Not to hide, run, destroy or oppress anything, but to see and be seen.

Gitmo’s Forgotten Ex-Detainees

They were freed from Guantánamo, but they’re still searching for a home.

Texas Is the New Republican Template

What’s happening there is about much more than the fight over reproductive rights. It’s about political control.

For a Moment, the World Glimpsed the Truth of the US Occupation

The final days of the US occupation of Afghanistan were a nightmarish embodiment of the chaos, corruption, and violence of the last 20 years.

Fulton Leroy Washington Was a Prison Painter. Now He’s an Art-World Star.

The 66-year-old wants to use Black art to transform Compton.

Animal Dewormer as Covid Preventative

Joe Maga heard the anti-vaxxers say Dewormer, not the vaccine, kills those germs. Joe Maga died of Covid. Joe is gone. His body, though, remains quite free of worms.

Congress Has the Power to Rein In Presidential Military Overreach

The commander in chief’s power to invade and inflict carnage is far too expansive.